Gentlemanly Capitalism And British Imperialism: The New Debate On Empire New Debate On Empire

The publication by Longman of P J Cain and A.G. Hopkins two-volume study of "British Imperialism" (1688-1914; 1914-1994) caused a sensation amongst historians of European imperialism and economic international history. The theory of `gentlemanly capitalism' - the complex of economic, social and political power centring on the City of London - which they developed to explain Britain's imperial expansion has since been expanded , both in its original theory and its implications. Here now is a purpose-built volume prepared in collaboration with the original authors which reviews the latest state of scholarship in the field and develops it further. The publication in 1995 of the two award-winning volumes of British Imperialism by P. J. Cain and A. G. Hopkins was a major event for historians of Britain, of imperialism, and of international economic history generally. The work provided the mature exposition of the author's theory of "Gentlemanly Capitalism" - a complex of economic, social and political power centred on the City of London (then the world's chief provider of international economic services) which, according to Cain and Hopkins, had a central role in shaping the course and the character of imperial Britain's development, at home and abroad, across the past three centuries. The idea of Gentlemanly Capitalism caught the attention not only of historians interested in the British and imperial past, and also of commentators preoccupied with the future. It stimulated vigorous argument in many different parts of the world. The present volume, Gentlemanly Capitalism and British Imperialism, will therefore be assured of a wide welcome. Its specially-commissioned contributions are intended to provide an accessible guide to this developing debate; to illustrate the role of Gentlemanly Capitalism in a number of different international arenas, both inside and outside the formal Empire; and to stimulate further work on Britain's imperial past and its contemporary legacy. Gentlemanly Capitalism And British Economic Policy, 1880-1914 / E.h.h. Green -- Profit And Power / Barry Gough -- The Late Nineteenth-century British Imperialist / Lance Davis -- Economic Power At The Periphery / Robert Kubicek -- British Financial Imperialism After The First World War / Angela Redish -- British Informal Empire In East Asia, 1880-1939 / Shigeru Akita -- Gentlemanly Capitalism And The Raj / Maria Misra -- Gentlemanly Capitalism And Empire In The Twentieth Century / Nicholas White. Edited By Raymond E. Dumett ; With An Afterword By P.j. Cain And A.g. Hopkins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 221-225) And Index. 'Gentlemanly Capitalism' -- the complex of economic, social and political power centering on London -- was a theory pioneered by Cain & Hopkins to explain Britain's imperial expansion. In this volume, Raymond Dumett explores the latest scholarship and further develops the idea of 'Gentlemanly Capitalism', by exploring its role in a wide variety of international contexts, both in and out of the British Empire. This volume reviews recent scholarship in the field of the theory of "gentlemanly capitalism" - the complex of economic, social and political power centering on the City of London - which historians have developed to explain Britain's imperial expansion. This volume reviews recent scholarship in the theory of gentlemanly capitalism - the complex of economic, social and political power centering on the City of London - which historians have used to explain Britain's imperial expansion